Is Société Anonyme des Bains de Mer et du Cercle des Étrangers à Monaco's (EPA:BAIN) Share Price Gain Of 106% Well Earned?

When you buy a stock there is always a possibility that it could drop 100%. But on a lighter note, a good company can see its share price rise well over 100%. For instance, the price of Société Anonyme des Bains de Mer et du Cercle des Étrangers à Monaco (EPA:BAIN) stock is up an impressive 106% over the last five years. Also pleasing for shareholders was the 14% gain in the last three months. But this could be related to the strong market, which is up 16% in the last three months.

Check out our latest analysis for Société Anonyme des Bains de Mer et du Cercle des Étrangers à Monaco

Because Société Anonyme des Bains de Mer et du Cercle des Étrangers à Monaco made a loss in the last twelve months, we think the market is probably more focussed on revenue and revenue growth, at least for now. Generally speaking, companies without profits are expected to grow revenue every year, and at a good clip. That's because it's hard to be confident a company will be sustainable if revenue growth is negligible, and it never makes a profit.

For the last half decade, Société Anonyme des Bains de Mer et du Cercle des Étrangers à Monaco can boast revenue growth at a rate of 4.5% per year. That's not a very high growth rate considering the bottom line. In comparison, the share price rise of 16% per year over the last half a decade is pretty impressive. Shareholders should be pretty happy with that, although interested investors might want to examine the financial data more closely to see if the gains are really justified. It may be that the market is pretty optimistic about Société Anonyme des Bains de Mer et du Cercle des Étrangers à Monaco.

You can see how earnings and revenue have changed over time in the image below (click on the chart to see the exact values).

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A Different Perspective

It's good to see that Société Anonyme des Bains de Mer et du Cercle des Étrangers à Monaco has rewarded shareholders with a total shareholder return of 17% in the last twelve months. That's better than the annualised return of 16% over half a decade, implying that the company is doing better recently. Someone with an optimistic perspective could view the recent improvement in TSR as indicating that the business itself is getting better with time. You could get a better understanding of Société Anonyme des Bains de Mer et du Cercle des Étrangers à Monaco's growth by checking out this more detailed historical graph of earnings, revenue and cash flow.

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Please note, the market returns quoted in this article reflect the market weighted average returns of stocks that currently trade on FR exchanges.

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